Ron Burgundy interviews Peyton Manning

As the football world has come to understand, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning stays busy during game week preparing for his upcoming opponent.

But he does try to loosen up during the bye week. On Tuesday, Manning sat down for a spoof interview with comedian Will Ferrell, who via satellite was in his Ron Burgundy character.

The interview will be played by ESPN leading up the Broncos’ game against the Tennessee Titans on Dec. 8 as way to promote Ferrell’s film, “Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues” that will be released Dec. 20.

Nicki Jhabvala is a Broncos beat writer for The Denver Post. She was previously the digital news editor for sports. Before arriving in Denver, she spent five years at Sports Illustrated working primarily as its online NBA editor. She also spent two years as a home page editor at the New York Times.